. Officer Pagan’s startin uncharted waters. She’s yc | this have been minor. Ro i used to the Gold Coast. SI j to her, the less affluent tov | well be somewhere in Gec CHAPTER 8 F know that in the back . 5 whispering. 7 What’s a guy with that : out west? The women arour Extortion? f The kid’s fourteen. Wha Michele Pagan: March 2005 . Have you seen the sho f things we’ve never dreamed . No, Pagan thinks. This n March 15, Palm Beach police officer Michele Pagan phesithe ene whalsigar | takes the first call from Mary's stepmother. “Ma'am,” she says, “I'm going to have to ask you to i come down to the station.” j | “t don't want to say anything more until I speak with my 7 . husband.” 2 “Ma’am, | appreciate that. But Td urge you to come in. Let us 7 find out what happened. Please.” 1 a “Tl get back to you.” | 9 “Please, ma'am. I’m here for the rest of the day. We're on 4 South County Road.” : a At the station, Mary’s father does most of the talking. a “There was an incident,” he says. “At school. A fight between : a Mary and another girl. But please understand, our Mary’s not 4 # like that.” | q 22 , q HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019138